News Nosh 10.29.13

"The first thing needed to make peace is to respect the other side, to see the other side in human terms,
as an enemy but not as demonic.''
--Uri Avnery, the 90-year-old peace activist and former politician, talks about whether Israel has what it takes to
exist in the future.**

History in Turkey: Continental bridge between Asia and Europe - Today a train tunnel opens under the Bosphorous
Straits connecting the Asia side with the European side of Istanbul

Israel Hayom

The evildoers are being released

The minister against the government - Housing Minister Uri Ariel at demonstration against prisoner release

Bennett is looking for an alibi // Dan Margalit

In the meantime, in the Palestinian Authority, the incitement continues // Nadav Shragai

History in the religious services: Tzohar law passed (allowing couples to choose their rabbi)

Tragedy during walk with baby in stroller: "You protected your grandchild with your body" - Grandmother died
when car hit her

Following the indictment: Aharonovich and Danino dismissed Nisso Shaham from the police

Israeli pride: Carmel Caves declared world heritage site

News Summary:
Strong opposition among right-wing and bereaved families to the government's planned release of Palestinian
prisoners was expressed yesterday in a deepening rift in the government, verbal battles in the Knesset, and a large
demonstration outside a military prison. Meanwhile, Palestinian families of those to be released are waiting with
baited breath and Hamas poo-pooed the release declaring that the Palestinian Authority is collaborating with Israel
in weakening Hamas.

While the Palestinian Authority is giving itself credit for the release of the prisoners, Hamas is making light of
it and accusing the PA of collaborating with Israel in order to harm Hamas, Maariv's Asaf Gabor reported. Monday
night the IDF made a mass wave of arrests, detaining 20 Hamas members across the West Bank, including members of
the Palestinian parliament, students and activists. Hamas said in a statement that the Palestinian security
forces allowed IDF forces to make the arrests in Nablus and Hebron. Among those arrested were MPs Nizar
Ramadan and Maher Bader. Indeed Ynet ran a story yesterday interviewing Israeli experts who said, "This is the best security cooperation we've had in years."

Settlers attack Palestinian vehicles with stones near Bethlehem - Dozens of Israeli settlers
from Gush Etzion, Teqoa and Noqedim settlements hurled stones Monday evening at Palestinian vehicles travelling
on a main road near the Bethlehem-area village of Tuqu near the Israeli settlement of Teqoa. Israeli
police and military forces rushed to the scene to protect the settlers, according to the witnesses. (Maan)

Settlers assault Palestinian farmer near Nablus - Settlers from Maale Pune assaulted farmer
Mohammed Faqha, 45, in the Sinjil area between Nablus and Ramallah on Monday, leaving him with bruises and
injuries. Israeli forces then arrested Faqha and took him to an unknown location. (Maan)

Israeli attacks on Palestinian olive groves kept top secret by state - Olive orchards are
being destroyed in the West Bank, but defense and media officials have agreed yet again that everything should
be done to respect the public's right not to know. (Haaretz)

IDF strikes in Gaza after rockets fired at south Israel - Two rockets launched just hours
after Israel releases names of Palestinian prisoners slated for release this week as gesture to Abbas; no
injuries. In response, Israeli aircraft attack rocket launchers. (Ynet and Israel Hayom)

Ministers approve bill giving preference to IDF veterans - Bill would allow individuals who
served and currently serve in the IDF or national service to receive preference for higher education, land
purchases, and employment. Justice minister, attorney-general oppose legislation, saying it endangers equality.
(Israel Hayom)

Israel issues stop-work orders to Hebron mosque, house - Israeli authorities on Monday issued
stop-work orders for a mosque and house in a village south of Yatta. (Maan)

Private law-enforcement agencies abuse powers, report finds - "Private for-profit
organizations are granted the authority to use force on citizens," says report. "Private collection agencies
that work on behalf of municipalities monitor people's activities and they get to decide whether to foreclose
their assets." (Israel Hayom)

Dozens of Israelis defrauded in Gmail hack attack - Israeli businessmen and women lose tens of
thousands of dollars is scheme used to transfer funds. (Haaretz)

Undercover Israeli forces abduct Jihad activist - Muhammad Salih Badr, 24, an English
literanture student, was inside a shop owned by his family in the village of Beit Liqya west of Ramallah, when
undercover Israeli agents abducted him. (Maan)

Yeshiva students from abroad will receive funds in exchange for studying Zionism - In
coalition agreement, Yesh Atid was adamant to completely cancel the high payments. But Yesh Atid leader Lapid
and Hatnua MK Stern decided: Ultra-Orthodox who arrive in Israel will be funded on condition that they visit
IDF bases and battle sites. (Maariv, p. 18)

Assad's 'spy device' - weather meter from Beit Dagan - Syrian rebels boast they locate an
'Israeli bug' which parachuted via Syrian army airplane, 'a collaborator of Zionists.' What they do not know
yet is that Israel's Meteorological Service would be happy to get it back. How did it get there? (Ynet)

Delay to arrival of fourth Dolphin Submarine because of technical problem - Arrival of Tanin
submarine [which reportedly can carry nuclear missiles - OH] from Germany to Israeli Navy was supposed to be in
2013, but has been postponed to mid-2014. After 40 years, "Saar 4" missile boats will stopped being used.
(Maariv, p. 13/NRG Hebrew)

Paula Abdul to mark bat mitzvah in Israel - American singer-dancer, 51, who says she always
felt proud being Jewish, arrives in Holy Land for first time, as a guest of the Tourism Ministry. Visit to
include coming of age ceremony at Western Wall, meeting with President Peres. (Haaretz and Ynet)

Ex-U.K. FM denies anti-Semitic remarks on 'Jewish money' - Jack Straw says he has always
'strongly supported' Israel 'and its right to live in peace and security.' (Haaretz)

Rapprochement between Israel and Nigeria: Direct flights - New agreement signed yesterday
between Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Elkin and Nigerian Foreign Minister will allow for 30 thousand pilgrims
to fly from Africa to Israel every year. (Maariv, p. 13/NRG Hebrew)

Nasrallah: No military solution in Syria, only political - In speech, Hezbollah chief slams
supporters of Syrian rebels - namely Saudi kingdom - claims only political solution will work, hinting support
of Geneva 2 conference. 'The truth is that the result of the Syrian revolution is failure,' Nasrallah
concludes. (Ynet)

Druze students will not be able to travel to Syria - Druze in the (Israeli-occupied)
Golan Heights have long been allowed to study in Syria, but according to sources in Druze villages, the Syrian
authorities have given permission to students to enter the country, but the IDF has not yet regulated the
transition. (NRG Hebrew)

Netanyahu to Kerry: Let Iran buy fuel rods from third nation - Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry: Iran must not be allowed to enrich uranium. Senior Iranian
lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi: Iran will never agree to shut down nuclear facility at Fordo. (Israel Hayom)

Israel army intel chief: Iran undergoing 'significant, strategic' changes - Yet despite
reformist shift, Tehran still seeks 'nuclear threshold' capacity, IDF position paper states. Netanyahu received
paper a few days before he left for US in late September. But both in his UN address and in other speeches,
interviews and statements that he gave in the following days, he made almost no reference to the internal
changes happening in Iran, and when he did mention them, he downplayed their importance. (Haaretz)

Commentary/Analysis:**Will Israel still exist 90 years from now? Should it? (Bradley Burston, Haaretz) Uri Avnery has lived a life as forward-thinking peace activist. At age 90, he may
still be ahead of his time, and also right, both about Israel's future and the present.Obama's 'new' Mideast policy: Modesty or pullback? (Elliott Abrams, Israel Hayom) The policy defines an American abandonment of leadership in the region.Nothing will come of prisoners' release (Noah Klieger, Yedioth/Ynet) Apart from Livni, no one here really believes peace will come from her talks
with Erekat.Quid pro what? (Shlomo Cesana, Israel Hayom) Israelis want to know what they are getting in return for releasing Palestinian
terrorists. Releasing Palestinian prisoners is Netanyahu's double defense (Amos Harel, Haaretz) Cabinet protest is of little concern to the prime minister; he knows that freeing
prisoners will prevent the talks from collapsing and postpone an intifada.Soldiers' benefits mustn't come at the expense of Israel's minorities (Haaretz Editorial) The lawmakers behind the softened version of the Contributors to the State
bill haven't grasped the ethical failure such a law's very existence entails. Free construction, not terrorists (Nadav Shragai, Israel Hayom) Have we reached a new era where we trade one terrorist for one apartment? Fifty
terrorists for a whole neighborhood?The dismal rise of personality politics (Moshe Arens, Haaretz) Israel's large parties lie in shambles, felled by the contempt of disloyal
politicians. This damaging trend must be curbed.Spy vs. spy (Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom) The problem is not that the U.S. spied on foreign leaders -- the problem is
that they got caught.Jerusalem's stone-hugging hypocrites, at it with vigor (Uri Misgav, Haaretz) Both of Jerusalem's mayoral candidates began election day at the Western Wall: Did
winner Nir Barkat, propelled by the non-religious vote, kiss harder?

Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.